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The Counterculture Movement
Click on the LINK for a great synopsis of the origins of the counterculture movement, how long it lasted, and its overall
impact on American society.
impact on American society.
Pop Art
The Pop Art movement emerged in the late 50s and began to become pretty popular by the late 60s. This art movement was intended to provide art for the masses in a period of post-war affluence, very visual and instantly understandable art as opposed to the elitist, established art world. Pop art was easily recognizable by everyone, when traditional paintings needed a certain understanding and knowledge of art to be appreciated. The idea behind the artwork was more important than the work itself. Therefore the focus wasn’t on the quality of the finished artwork and the artistic skills needed to produce the artwork. Pop art is celebrating “the idea behind the artwork” rather than the artwork itself. The art frequently involved a repetitive image (either a famous person or a common everyday item)... many times in multiple colors. The most famous Pop Artist is probably Andy Warhol. Some samples of his work are shown below
32 Campbell's Soup Cans is a work of art produced in 1962 by Andy Warhol. It consists of thirty-two canvases, each measuring 20 inches in height × 16 inches in width and each consisting of a painting of a Campbell's Soup can—one of each of the canned soup varieties the company offered at the time.
Sample of early counterculture music
The above youtube clip is from folk singer Pete Seeger in 1964. This type of music (questioning established norms... in this case... school) is the root for much of the counterculture movement's music, and leads to more famous musicians (Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, Jefferson Airplane, etc...) tackling controversial subjects like war, sex, drugs, and equality over the course of the next decade.
A Summary of Woodstock
This 4 minute clip summarizes the 3 day Woodstock event that came to symbolize the counterculture movement and is the model for many large scale, multi-act concerts that still occur around the U.S. (and world) today. It discusses the reason for the location, planning for the event, the crowds, the media coverage of problems that existed, and the music acts that showed up to play at the event.
The Most Famous Performance of Woodstock
- Jimi Hendrix's rendition of The Star Spangled Banner is remembered as the highlight of the festival by most. He used copious amounts of amplifier feedback and distortion to replicate the sounds made by rockets and bombs. Some critics described his interpretation as a statement against the Vietnam War, but three weeks later Hendrix explained its meaning: "I was like 'Go America!'... the anthem should be played like the way the air is in America today. The air is slightly static now, but in the end we're all Americans." His rendition of our National Anthem is really the 1st in modern times to stray from the classic sung interpretation. It opened the door for future artists to put their own spin on ithe tune while performing before major events.
Andy Warhol
Charles Manson
A brief background from Time Magazine. 2 minutes